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New State Birthday Requirements for Starting Pre-K Kindergarten
for the 2013-14 school year, and on or before August 15 for all school years thereafter. (The August 31 birth date requirement replaces the former September 30 birth date requirement.) NOTE: Children who attended specific Pre-K programs in 2012-13 or who will attend specific Pre-K programs in 2013-14 may enter Kindergarten in 2013-14 or 2014-15. Students enrolled in a Pre-K program operated by a ...
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Suspect Charged in Deadly Double Shooting
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - A domestic dispute in the Frayser area turned deadly Wednesday night, injuring one victim and killing a second.Memphis police responded to a shooting in the 3900-block of Balfour Street around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22. When they arrived they found a 26-year-old male victim inside the home who had been shot. Paramedics pronounced the man dead on the scene.A short ...
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The Boy Who Cant Eat to throw out first pitch for Grizzlies
Florissant, MO (KSDK) -- A big honor Thursday night for a little Florissant boy. Ryker Smith and his family will throw out the first pitch at the Gateway Grizzlies game at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, ...
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Haslams afternoon British royalty to Tipton County Republicans
His notable agenda for the afternoon: host the Queen of England's youngest son, His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, at the governor's mansion for a youth awards ceremony, then travel to Munford City Park for the Tipton County Republican Party's annual ...
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CRIME REPORT Man arrested for shooting two killing one in Frayser
According to police, the incident happened just after 10:30 p.m. at 3946 Balfour in the Frayser area. Responding officers found a 26-year-old man on the floor with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead there, but has not yet been positively ...
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Mid-South Giving Helping Hand to Oklahoma Tornado Victims
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - The Mid-South is stepping up to help those in need after the deadly Oklahoma tornado."We've had such an overwhelming response from individuals all over the Mid-South and everyone is just so grateful and just want to help anyway they can," said Kim Cribb with the American Red Cross. Cribb says an outpouring of love and support has come from ...
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Convicted Cop Killer Walks Free
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - He's a free man. A day after striking a plea deal, 38 year old Timothy McKinney walked out of 201 Poplar after spending more than a decade behind bars. He pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the shooting death of MPD Officer Don Williams in 1997. McKinney went through three trials, 11 years on death row, and a total of 15 years in prison.';I'm just ...
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Former Dyer County constable sentenced to prison
http://bit.ly/14UHydd ) reported Hundley was sentenced Monday after earlier entering a guilty plea to enticement of a minor through electronic means. The government dropped a child pornography ...
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Ark. highway officials explore toll on I-40
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas highway officials are exploring the possibility of adding tolls on Interstate 40 between Little Rock and the Tennessee border as a way to pay for widening the congested ...
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Traffic shut down on westbound I-240 at Walnut Grove due to overturned tractor trailer
The accident happened just after 5 a.m. on I-240 westbound between Walnut Grove and Poplar. Although no injuries were reported, the accident has completely blocked the ...
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Weather Forecast Sunny and warm
Today offers a nice break from the rainy weather the Mid-South area has experienced over the last few days. Expect mostly sunny skies and highs in the lower ...
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Tennessee Smokies scrub stadium for allergic fans
KODAK, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Smokies have scrubbed their ball park and kick off a home stand Thursday with a peanut-free night. The game against the Huntsville Stars is being played for the Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center. It's intended to allow fans who have peanut allergies to safely and comfortably enjoy a baseball game. The first pitch is at 7:15 p.m. Fans 12 and under also ...
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Mayor laudes bulldozing of blighted Whitehaven apartments
The Park Place Apartments — long empty, overgrown by vines and strewed with broken glass — seem to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton like a decent enough place for a drug ...
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Memphis Police Department identifies officers who shot civilian
According to police, the incident began about 6:40 p.m. when Hunter was pumping gas into his 1993 Chevrolet Caprice Classic. The officers had apparently seen Hunter driving the car before with improper vehicle registration. They approached Hunter, 28, but he got into his car and accelerated, hitting both officers. They opened fire into the car, killing Hunter. Neither officer was seriously ...
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Two Memphis police officers fired for threatening comments
Two officers were fired from the Memphis Police Department Wednesday after being on paid leave since February for making "threatening" comments while at their assigned ...
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MLB St. Louis 5 San Diego 3
Tyler Lyons allowed a lone run over seven innings in his big league debut Wednesday to bring St. Louis a 5-3 triumph over San Diego. Lyons (1-0) was called up from Class AAA Memphis to make the start and he took advantage of the opportunity, giving up four hits while striking out four and walking one. Prior to Wednesday no team in the majors had reached 30 victories for the season, but two of ...
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DeSoto County Parent Making Strides for Autism Support
OLIVE BRANCH, MS (abc24.com) - Every parent prays that his or her child grows to be safe and healthy. You can imagine parents’ anxiety when they learn their toddler has autism.The developmental disorder can affect a child’s mental, emotional, and even physical growth. As the number of those diagnosed continues to rise, it’s forcing school districts to develop unique programs to ...
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DeSoto Briefs Olive Branch approves second access for Malco
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Memphis area longboarders hope to ride from coast to coast for St. Jude
Starting Monday, Darrian Balongie, 24, of Memphis and Morgan Dossett, 29, of Bartlett plan to cover 4,300 miles from Boston to San Diego on their skateboards to raise money for St. ...
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Scarlet letter averted but Memphis still has long fiscal road ahead
The Memphis City Council meeting was tense. The deadline was tight. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton chose easy-to-understand metaphors to explain a complicated ...
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Memphis City Schools arrive at roads end
May 22, 2013 — White Middle School 8th grader Allison Raney, 14, (right) gets emotional as she gives a hug to fellow 8th grader Eve Abraha, 14, outside the school on final day of the 2012-2013 school year. When the students return next year they will no longer be Memphis City Schools students. (Mike Brown/The Commercial ...
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Scott Phillips to Take Over as Olive Branchs New Mayor
OLIVE BRANCH, MS (abc24.com) - Long-serving Olive Branch Mayor Sam Rikard did not run for re-election this year. Scott Phillips was voted into office during Tuesday's Republican run-off.That means for the first time in 16 years, there will be a new mayor in Olive Branch's city hall."They've established a small office in city hall to help with the transition," says ...
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Grizzlies Game 2 comeback a mirage
Marc Gasol and the Grizzlies are facing an 0-2 hole in their series with the Spurs. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) It’s tempting to claim that Memphis has turned the corner against San Antonio after transforming a would-be blowout ...
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Grizzlies and Red Cross team up to assist tornado victims in Oklahoma
- The Memphis Grizzlies, Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and the American Red Cross are teaming up to come to the aid of tornado victims in the surrounding Oklahoma City area. The Red Cross and the Memphis Grizzlies will collect donations for those affected by the devastating tornadoes that hit Oklahoma at Game 3 (Saturday, May 25, 8 p.m.) and Game 4 (Monday, May 27, 8:00 p.m.) of the Western ...
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Broad Avenue Receives Grant for Water Tower Depot Project
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - More positive changes are coming to Broad Avenue in Memphis. The arts district celebrated Wednesday after receiving a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America for the Broad Avenue Water Tower Depot project.The money will be used to transform an active warehouse loading dock area into a community-focused outdoor arts gathering and performing space.It will also be used to ...
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Memphis needs to become metro city government
The politics involved in discussions on whether or not the city of Memphis and Shelby County should be consolidated into a metropolitan government are often heated and always divisive. The issue is a controversial one with many opinions; one advocacy group believes that the failure to consolidate may hamper the development of city and wider county area.
Memphis and Shelby County are among 31 other pairs of cities and counties in the United States considering consolidation into a metropolitan government, as well as 6 taking steps towards consolidation and a further 43 that have either merged fully or partially. As the county seat of Shelby County, Memphis is the economic, transport and communications hub of the county, the land area of the city alone takes up almost of the entire county. Read more
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